US Principals' Sensemaking of the Future Roles and Responsibilities of School Principals

Autor/in	Reid, David B.
Titel	US Principals' Sensemaking of the Future Roles and Responsibilities of School Principals
Quelle	In: Educational Management Administration & Leadership, 49 (2021) 2, S.251-267 (17 Seiten)Infoseite zur Zeitschrift PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Zusatzinformation	ORCID (Reid, David B.)
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1741-1432
DOI	10.1177/1741143219896072
Schlagwörter	Principals; Administrator Attitudes; Administrator Role; Administrator Responsibility; Role Perception; Prediction; Futures (of Society); School Safety; School Security; Mental Health; Parent School Relationship; Job Satisfaction; Persistence; New Jersey + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Principal; Schulleiter; Role conception; Rollenverständnis; Vorhersage; Future; Society; Zukunft; Psychohygiene; Parent-school relationship; Parent school relationships; Parent-school relationships; Parent-school relation; Parent school relation; Eltern-Schule-Beziehung; Labor; Labour; Satisfaction; Arbeit; Zufriedenheit; Ausdauer
Abstract	School principals are fundamentally important to school improvement. Due in part to this importance, the roles and responsibilities of school principals are constantly evolving. To explore leader sensemaking about this phenomenon I conducted 30 interviews with 10 public school principals in the US state of New Jersey during the 2018-2019 school year. Specifically, in this study I asked: (a) What are current public school principals' predictions of the future role of school principals? and (b) In what way(s) do these predictions shape principals' thinking about remaining in the profession? The findings of this work indicate: (a) principals believe the future of the school principal will focus heavily on safety and security; (b) principals believe the future of the role will include an increased emphasis on supporting student and teacher emotion and mental health; and (c) principals believe their future role as a school leader will evolve in how they interact with parents/guardians. Finally, an analysis of data shows in some cases how principals make sense of the future of the profession shapes their thinking about remaining in or exiting the role of school principal. Implications for policy and practice are discussed. (As Provided).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2024/1/01